Merton was above all a man of prayer, a thinker who challenged the certitudes of his time and opened new horizons for souls and for the church. He was also a man of dialogue, a promoter of peace between peoples and religions. Pope Francis More Quotes by Pope Francis More Quotes From Pope Francis Today too, as at her origins, the Church... cries out:“Veni, Sancte Spiritus! Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of your love!” Amen. Pope Francis faithfulfireheart I ask all people of goodwill to help build a culture of encounter, solidarity and peace Pope Francis encountersculturepeople Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart. Pope Francis injustice-and-oppressionmindheart That is why the center of our faith isn't just a book, but a history of Salvation, and above all, it's about a person: Jesus Christ, the Word of God made flesh. Pope Francis fleshbookjesus It is normal for husband and wife to argue: it's normal. It always happens. But my advice is this: never let the day end without having first made peace. Never! Pope Francis wifehusbandadvice When a society lacks God, even prosperity is joined by a terrible spiritual poverty. Pope Francis prosperitypovertyspiritual We all need to improve, to change for the better. Lent helps us fight against our faults. Pope Francis faultsfightingneeds Joy adapts and changes, but it always endures, Pope Francis lightdonejoy Life is a journey. When we stop, things don't go right. Pope Francis life-is-a-journeyjourneylife-is The mystery of the Cross, a mystery of Pope Francis kneelingprayingprayer Breathing is made up of two stages: inhaling, the intake of air, and exhaling, the letting out of air. The spiritual life is fed, nourished, by prayer and is expressed outwardly through mission: inhaling and exhaling. When we inhale, by prayer, we receive the fresh air of the Holy Spirit. Pope Francis prayerspiritualair No act of virtue can be great if it is not followed by advantage for others. So, no matter how much time you spend fasting, no matter how much you sleep on a hard floor and eat ashes and sigh continually, if you do no good to others, you do nothing great. Pope Francis fastingashessleep Do we open ourselves to the Holy Spirit, so as to be an active part of our communities, or do we close in on ourselves, saying 'I have so many things to do, that's not my job'? Pope Francis communityspiritjobs Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself. So protect your families! See in them your country’s greatest treasure and nourish them always by prayer and the grace of the sacraments. Pope Francis greatest-treasureprayercountry True love does not pay attention to the evil it suffers. It rejoices in doing good. Pope Francis true-lovesufferingevil How I wish everyone had decent work! It is essential for human dignity. Pope Francis dignityessentialswish God is not a demiurge [demigod] or a magician, but the Creator who gives being to all entities. Pope Francis wandsmagiciandivine Human dignity is the same for all human beings: when I trample on the dignity of another, I am trampling on my own. Pope Francis dignitymy-ownhumans Take good care of creation. St. Francis wanted that. People occasionally forgive, but nature never does. If we don't take care of the environment, there's no way of getting around it. Pope Francis forgivingdoepeople We are all sinners. But God heals us with an abundance of grace, mercy and tenderness Pope Francis abundancemercygrace
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